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Floyd Elliot Wait 1892–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1892

Birth Location: Waverly, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States

Death Date: 8 May 1962

Death Location: Jerome, Jerome, Idaho, United States

Father: Edgar Wait

Mother: Nancy Baker

Spouse(s): Irene Christman

Children(s): Katherine Wait, Frederick Wait

Floyd Elliot Wait was born in 1892 in Waverly, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States, the child of Edgar Baker Wait And Nancy Eldora Baker. Floyd Elliot Wait married Irene Florence Christman, and had children including Frederick Earl Wait, Katherine Imogene Wait. Floyd Elliot Wait passed away in 1962 in Jerome, Jerome, Idaho, United States.

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Biography

  • Floyd Elliot Wait was born in 1892 in Waverly, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States, the child of Edgar Baker Wait And Nancy Eldora Baker.
  • Floyd Elliot Wait married Irene Florence Christman, and had children including Frederick Earl Wait, Katherine Imogene Wait.
  • Floyd Elliot Wait passed away in 1962 in Jerome, Jerome, Idaho, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Floyd Wait's Ancestors

Self
Floyd Wait
1892–1962
Birth Place: Waverly, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States
Parents
Edgar Baker Wait
1865–1930
Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
Nancy (Eldora) Baker
1868–1948
Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa
Grandparents
Elvin (Oscar) Wait
1835–1891
Essex County, New York
Lomira (A Simonds (Judd)) (adopted)
1840–1914
New York
George (Elliot) Baker
1838–1915
Blendon, Franklin, OH
Dicah (Hannah) Grove
1838–1912
Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jared Waite
1801–1866
Laura Martin
1813–1892
Leland Simonds
1817–1885
Phebe Hanchett
1816–1853
George Baker
1811–1894
Jane Sperling
1805–1879
James Groves
1815–1896
Nancy Grove
1814–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Barton WAIT
1755–1810
Sarah MENDENHALL
1765–1836
Nathaniel Martin
1779–1854
Jerusha Hinman
1763–1864
Erastus SIMONDS
1780–1842
Lydia Rowe
1787–
Squire Hanchett
1784–1871
Michael Baker
1781–1865
Hepzibah Turley
1785–1835
Jeremiah Sperling
1787–1827
Laura Clemments
1788–1834
David Groff
1780–1851

Floyd Wait's Descendants

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Floyd (Elliot) Wait (19 Jul 1892–8 May 1962) m. Irene (Florence) Christman (29 JUL 1890–1968)
  1. 1. Katherine (Imogene) Wait 1917–1974 m. Merlin (Elno) Deahl 1918–1982
    1. 1. Connie (Jean) Deahl 1942–2006
  2. 2. Frederick (Earl) Wait 1914–1987

Floyd Wait's Timeline

2 Records

1892
19 Jul 1892
Birth of Floyd Elliot Wait in Waverly, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States
Waverly, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States
1962
8 May 1962
Age 70
Death of Floyd Elliot Wait in Gooding, Gooding, Idaho, United States
Gooding, Gooding, Idaho, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1892
    Event Place: Waverly, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Mr Floyd E Wait, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 29 July 2020), Mr Floyd E Wait, 1962.
    [2] Floyd E Mait, "United States Census, 1920", "United States Census, 1920", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 2 February 2021), Floyd E Mait, 1920.
    [3] Floyd E Wait, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942", "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 March 2021), Floyd E Wait, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1
    [4] Floyd E Wait, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 24 December 2021), Floyd E Wait, 1917-1918.
    [5] BillionGraves Index, "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 7 October 2015), Floyd E. Wait, died 08 May 1962; citing <i>BillionGraves<i> ( : 2012), Burial at Jerome Cemetery, Jerome
    [6] Floyd Elliott Wait, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 24 February 2022), Floyd Elliott Wait, ; Burial, Jerome, Jerome, Idaho, United States of America, Jerome Cemetery; citing record ID 79210169, <i>Fi
    [7] Floyd E Wait in household of Edgar B Wait, "United States Census, 1910", "United States Census, 1910," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 6 October 2022), Floyd E Wait in household of Edgar B Wait, Ansley, Custer, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration dis
    [8] Floyd E Wait in household of Edgar B Wait, "United States Census, 1900", "United States Census, 1900", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 March 2022), Floyd E Wait in entry for Edgar B Wait, 1900.
    [9] Floyd E Wait, "United States Census, 1940"

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1962
    Event Place: Gooding, Gooding, Idaho, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Mr Floyd E Wait, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 29 July 2020), Mr Floyd E Wait, 1962.
    [2] BillionGraves Index, "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 7 October 2015), Floyd E. Wait, died 08 May 1962; citing <i>BillionGraves<i> ( : 2012), Burial at Jerome Cemetery, Jerome
    [3] Floyd Elliott Wait, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 24 February 2022), Floyd Elliott Wait, ; Burial, Jerome, Jerome, Idaho, United States of America, Jerome Cemetery; citing record ID 79210169, <i>Fi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jerome, Jerome, Idaho, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Mr Floyd E Wait, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 29 July 2020), Mr Floyd E Wait, 1962.
    [2] BillionGraves Index, "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 7 October 2015), Floyd E. Wait, died 08 May 1962; citing <i>BillionGraves<i> ( : 2012), Burial at Jerome Cemetery, Jerome
    [3] Floyd Elliott Wait, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 24 February 2022), Floyd Elliott Wait, ; Burial, Jerome, Jerome, Idaho, United States of America, Jerome Cemetery; citing record ID 79210169, <i>Fi

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